Archive for September 2007

Just for You

Just for You

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Just for You my Lord, just for You
My prayer is for You, my fasting is for You.
Just for You my Lord, just for You
My Qur’an, my Hajj, my Zakat are all simply just for You.
My modesty, my character, are not for anybody else
They won’t be able to give me Jannah, they [...]

The Kiswah

The Kiswah

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Did you know…
That the Kiswah (the black cloth which covers the Ka’bah) is made of pure black silk, 450 kilograms of which were used in its manufacture?
Designed in 5 pieces to cover the walls of the Ka’bah, it is 14 metres in height and 47 metres in length, with a 95 [...]

Special Offer: 10 for the price of 1

Special Offer: 10 for the price of 1

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
If you are a Yorkshire man your eyes will have immediately turned to this screen: as they famously say in this lovely part of the world, “ought for nought”.
Its funny how the word “SALE” draws you in to the shops to offload your hard earned cash (or easily obtained credit on [...]

The Rewards of Ramadhaan

The Rewards of Ramadhaan

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Here’s another beautiful Hadith (Tradition) of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in the run up to Ramadhaan:
Abu Hurayrah relates that Rasulullah (SAW) said, “My Ummah were given five things for Ramadhaan which were not given to anyone except them.
For them, the smell from the mouth of a fasting person is more [...]

The Art of Listening

The Art of Listening

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Alhumdulillah (all Praise belongs to Allah), there are many Muslims these days who seem to be alive to the realisation that through Islam, Allah has blessed us with the gift of all gifts, and due to that, there are many of us who take part in Islamic conferences, seminars, talks, Bayaans, [...]